Recyclable pole of an electric apparatus
AssigneeSchneider Electric Industries SAS
InventorsJean-Francois Tortorici, Mehrdad Hassanzadeh
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Abstract
An electrical equipment includes easily separable components, where, in particular, the electrical connections are immobilized by screws in a body, and can be extracted by a simple translational movement when the screws have been removed. The active part can also easily extractable. When combined with the fabrication of an outer body made of thermoplastic material, these features, allowing for easy disassembly, make it possible to easily recycle the equipment, which may be a circuit breaker, a switch, etc.
Claims10
An electrical switchgear pole, comprising:
- an outer body,
- an active part retained in a housing of the body, and
- connections passing through first and second openings in a wall of the body and extending outside the body and inside the housing,
- wherein the connections include portions having constant cross-sections or tapering towards the housing, and are secured in the first and second openings by at least one detachable blocking device that is perpendicular or oblique to the first and second openings, and
- wherein the body has at least one third opening formed therein, said at least one third opening being separate from said first and second openings, and the at least one detachable blocking device is accessible through the at least one third opening.
An electrical switchgear pole, comprising:
- an outer body,
- an active part retained in a housing of the body, and
- connections passing through openings in a wall of the body and extending outside the body and inside the housing,
- wherein the connections include portions having constant cross-sections or tapering towards the housing, and are secured in the openings by at least one detachable blocking device,
- wherein the connections comprise cylindrical outer portions and inner portions with irregular cross-section, having imbrications in the openings, and
- wherein the inner portions comprise grooves extending in an axial direction from the openings, the grooves being filled by the material of the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.